Judicial Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.008 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.008
Change on year
down 27.3%
World rank
173rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.129
in 1968
All-time low
0.008
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025

00.0250.050.0750.10.125190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.008. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.129 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.008, in 2025.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.087 0.087 0.087 10
1910s 0.087 0.087 0.087 10
1920s 0.087 0.087 0.087 10
1930s 0.087 0.087 0.087 10
1940s 0.087 0.087 0.087 10
1950s 0.103 0.103 0.103 10
1960s 0.1039 0.086 0.129 10
1970s 0.0096 0.009 0.015 10
1980s 0.031 0.031 0.031 10
1990s 0.055 0.055 0.055 10
2000s 0.059 0.053 0.065 10
2010s 0.0334 0.018 0.043 10
2020s 0.0112 0.008 0.013 6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 170 Venezuela 0.017 compare
  2. 171 Azerbaijan 0.012 compare
  3. 172 Chad 0.009 compare
  4. 174 Belarus 0.006 compare
  5. 175 Nicaragua 0.003 compare
  6. 175 North Korea 0.003 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea?
Judicial checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.008 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.129 in 1968.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.008 in 2025.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for judicial checks on government index?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.